Wei Qu, Pharm.D.
Wei Qu, Pharm.D.
** ***** **. *** **, Kearny, NJ 07032
PHONE: 973-***-**** E-MAIL: ********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Recently graduated enthusiastic professional, seeking to develop a career in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Strong technical background: medical terminology, pathophysiology, clinical pharmacology, pharmaco-
therapeutics, laboratory diagnostic tests and drug safety. Proficient in scientific writing, and well trained in
analyzing literatures/clinical studies/medical guidelines. Familiar with phase 1- 4 clinical trial procedures
inclusive of GCP; also familiar with GMP and manufacturing SOPs. Excellent multitasking, interpersonal and
communication skills (including giving formal presentations), strengthened through one year rotation
experience at eight different health care facilities (hospital, community pharmacy, health-insurance company,
etc.). Bilingual – fluent in English and Chinese (oral and written).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Austarpharma Edison, New Jersey 07/13 – present
Internship (Regulatory Affairs)
• Ensure Austarpharma complies with all regulations and laws pertaining to their business, through
review/understanding of current NDA and ANDA regulations/guidances and, as appropriate,
communicate between Austarpharma and FDA.
• Revise and update labeling (carton, package insert and medication guide) for a range of Austarpharma’s
generic products to ensure compliance with their equivalent brand-name drug products, and execute post
approval change submission.
• Prepare and submit labels to FDA in electronic format by using SPL (Structured Product Labeling) tool.
• Assist project manager in reviewing BE study protocol to make sure the study design is appropriate and
compliant with FDA requirement.
• Collect supportive documentations and assist QA and other departments in ongoing project management.
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, New Jersey 03/13 – 04/13
Hospital Dispensing Rotation
• Support the window pharmacist in selecting proper medications.
• Review patients’ culture results and antimicrobial therapy to confirm if the antibiotics have the
appropriate coverage. If inappropriate medication or dosing regimen suspected, contact the physician and
discuss alternative therapy (under pharmacist’s supervision).
• Ensure completion of routine pharmacy work: order review and processing, medication cart check,
answer physician/nurses inquiries on drug info, IV compounding, etc.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, New Jersey 02/13 – 03/13
Clinical Rotation – Acute Care
• Review each patient’s medication profile; analyze and critique therapies based on clinical guidelines
(appropriate dosing, duplicated therapy, drug-drug interaction, etc). Compose a patient case report and
present to preceptor every week.
• Observe in the emergency room and support pharmacists in preparing medications.
• Attend teaching rounds with doctors and medical students every day, to analyze/discuss interventions
related to patients and potential treatment options to improve therapeutic outcome.
Walgreens Pharmacy New Brunswick, New Jersey 01/13 – 02/13
Ambulatory Care Rotation
• Compound oral solutions, capsules, topical creams and gels.
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• Make follow-up phone calls to transplant/cancer patients to ensure compliance with their medications.
Provide patient counseling on OTC and prescription medications.
• Provide patient-interactive “Asthma Educational Program” to teach patients how to make individualized
action plan to manage their asthma.
Kabafusion Metuchen, New Jersey 11/12 – 12/12
Home Infusion Rotation
• Prepare compounded sterile products using aseptic technique (IV antibiotics and TPN).
• Review each patient's lab results, monitor antibiotic therapies and make recommendations to physicians.
• Assess and interpret patient benefits and as a follow-on interact with third-party payers to optimize patient
care in a cost-effective way.
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, New Jersey 10/12 – 11/12
Clinical Rotation – Internal Medicine (Oncology)
• Complete daily rounds with multidisciplinary oncology team. Review each patient’s medication profile
and evaluate drug therapy for therapeutic duplications and interactions with other drugs.
• Review journals on newly approved drugs; critique study designs; analyze and compare benefit/risk
profile with existing medication of the same class.
• Research drug information questions and give presentations to the medical team.
Shop Rite Pharmacy Edison, New Jersey 09/12 – 10/12
Community Practice Rotation
• Manage to accomplish routine pharmacy work: prescription entry and processing; initiate and update each
patient’s profile; fill and compound medications
• Provide patient counseling on OTC medications (allergies, pain management, pediatric dosing, foot care,
etc.).
• Contact physicians to suggest therapeutic adjustment due to drug interactions or duplicated therapy;
contact third-party insurance company to solve insurance problems.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Newark, New Jersey 08/12 – 09/12
Managed Care Rotation
• Provide a 20-30 minutes phone counseling to members, answer any inquiry regarding their medications
and compose a CMR (comprehensive medication review) for each member.
• Manage and use resources of the health care system, in cooperation with patients, prescribers, other health
care providers, and administrating personnel to improve patient therapeutic outcomes.
• Attend seminars for training on policies regarding specialty pharmacy, DUR (drug utilization review),
and fraud/abuse auditing.
PharmCare USA Edison, New Jersey 07/12 – 08/12
Long-term Care Rotation
• Participate in prescription processing, drug utilization review and patient discharge billing.
• Provide bi-weekly in-service education seminar to staff at nursing home.
• Design, implement, monitor, evaluate, and adjust pharmaceutical care plans that are patient-specific and
evidence-based.
PROJECTS/ PRESENTATIONS
Patient Case Presentation “Post-stroke Seizure” 03/2013
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Seminar Presentation: “Organophosphate Poisoning” 02/2013
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Journal Club Presentation: 02/2013
“Long-Acting Sustained-Release Naltrexone Implant vs Oral Naltrexone or Placebo for Preventing
Relapse to Opiod Dependence”
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Community Outreach Program: “Asthma Educational Program” 01/2013
Walgreens Pharmacy
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Formal Written Project: “MRSA antibiotic therapy evaluation” 11/2012
Home infusion
Metuchen, New Jersey
Seminar Presentation: “Ca and Mg in Oxaliplatin Induced Sensory Neurotoxicity” 10/2012
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey
Journal Club Presentation 10/2012
“Pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel for metastatis breast cancer”
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey
Community Outreach Program: “Hypertension Monitoring and Counseling” 09/2012
Shop Rite Pharmacy
Edison, New Jersey
Seminar Presentation: “Diabetes Mellitus: Disease State and Treatment” 08/2012
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
EDUCATION
Pharm.D. (Pharmaceutical Science – Pharmacy), 2007-2013
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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